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PHTLS 10TH EDITION QUESTIONS WITHCOMPLETE ANSWERS
1. ssWhich ssof ssthe ssfollowing ssrequires ssyou ssto ssdevelop ssa ssplan ssof ssaction,
ssinitiate ssthe ssplan, ssreassess ssthe ssplan ssas sscare ssfor ssthe sspatient ssmoves
ssforward, ssand ssadjust ssthe ssplan ssas ssthe sspatient's sscondition ssor sscircumstances
sschange?
A. ssPrinciples ssof ssPHTLS
B. ssThe ssGolden ssPeriod
C. ssThe ssXABCDE ssassessment
D. ssCritical ssthinking ssprocess ss- ssAnswer ssQuestion ss1: ssD
To sshelp ssachieve ssthe ssPHTLS ssgoals, ssyou sswill ssapply ssyour sscritical ssthinking
ssskills ssin ssthe ssfield. ssCritical ssthinking ssin ssmedicine ssis ssa ssprocess ssin sswhich
ssthe sshealthcare sspractitioner ssassesses ssthe sssituation, ssthe sspatient, ssand ssthe
ssresources ssavailable ssand ssuses ssthe ssinformation ssto ssdecide sson ssand ssprovide
ssthe ssbest sscare ssfor ssthe sspatient.
2. ssWhen ssusing ssthe ssXABCDE ssassessment, sswhich ssof ssthe ssfollowing sstakes
ssprecedence ssover ssall ssother ssactions?
A. ssControlling sssevere ssbleeding ssfrom ssa sslimb ssor ssother sscompressible sssite
B. ssAirway ssstabilization ssand ssassessing sscirculatory ssstatus
C. ssExposing ssthe ssbody ssto ssallow ssa ssthorough ssevaluation
D. ssEnsuring ssadequate ssbreathing ss- ssAnswer ssQuestion ss2: ssA
The ss"X" ssplaced ssbefore ss"ABCDE" ssin ssthe ssprimary sssurvey ssrefers ssto ssthe ssneed
ssto ssaddress ssexsanguinating sshemorrhage ssimmediately ssafter ssestablishing ssscene
sssafety ssand ssbefore ssaddressing ssairway. ssSevere ssexsanguinating sshemorrhage,
ssparticularly ssarterial ssbleeding, sshas ssthe sspotential ssto sslead ssto ssloss ssof sstotal ssor
ssnear sstotal ssblood ssvolume ssin ssa ssrelatively ssshort ssperiod ssof sstime.
3. ssWhich ssof ssthe ssfollowing ssis ssthe ssbasis sson sswhich ssa sspatient's sschance ssof
sssurvival ssis ssmaximized?
A. ssPreferences
B. ssPhases
C. ssPrinciples
D. ssTransport ss- ssAnswer ssQuestion ss3: ssC
, The ssscience ssof ssmedicine ssprovides ssthe ssprinciples ssof ssmedical sscare. ssSimply
ssstated, ssprinciples ssdefine ssthe ssduties ssrequired ssof ssthe ssprehospital sscare
sspractitioner ssin ssoptimizing sspatient sssurvival ssand ssoutcome.
4. ssWhich ssof ssthe ssfollowing ssis ssa ssgoal ssof ssthe ssGolden ssPeriod?
A. ssProvide sswritten ssdocumentation ssfrom ssfield sscare ssto ssreceiving sshospital.
B. ssExpedite ssthe ssfield sscare ssand sstransport ssof ssthe sspatient.
C. ssUse ssa ssteam ssapproach ssfor ssoptimal sspatient sscare.
D. ssUse ssthe ssXABCDE ssapproach ssto sspatient ssassessment. ss- ssAnswer ssQuestion
ss4: ssB
One ssof ssyour ssmost ssimportantresponsibilities ssas ssa ssprehospital sscarepractitioner
ssis ssto ssspend ssas sslittle sstime ssonthe ssscene ssas sspossible ssand ssexpedite
ssyourfield sscare ssand sstransport ssof ssthe sspatient.Studies ssshow ssthat ssthe sstime
ssfrom ssinjuryto ssarrival ssat ssthe ssappropriate sssite ssfordefinitive sscare ssis sscritical ssto
sssurvival.
1. ssYou ssare sscalled ssto ssthe ssscene ssof ssa sspossible ssmass sscasualty ssmotor
ssvehicle sscollision sson ssthe sshighway. ssOnce ssyou ssarrive sson ssscene, sswhat ssis
ssyour ssfirst sspriority?
A. ssImmediately ssbegin sstriaging sspatients.
B. ssTreat ssthe sspatient sswith ssthe ssmost ssvisible ssblood ssloss.
C. ssDetermine ssthe ssneed ssfor ssadditional ssresources.
D. ssAssess ssthe ssscene ssand ssensure ssit ssis sssafe. ss- ssAnswer ssQuestion ss1: ssD
Ensure sssafety ssfor ssresponders, ssbystanders, ssand sspatient(s). ssThe ssfirst
ssconsideration sswhen ssapproaching ssany ssscene ssis ssthe sssafety ssof ssall ssemergency
ssresponders. ssWhen ssEMS sspersonnel ssbecome ssvictims, ssthey ssnot ssonly sscan ssno
sslonger ssassist ssothers, ssbut ssalso ssadd ssto ssthe ssnumber ssof sspatients.
2. ssA sstrauma sspatient ssfrom ssthe sshighway ssincident ssis ssholding ssher ssright ssarm,
ssand ssyou ssnote ssa sssignificant ssamount ssof ssblood sssteadily ssflowing ssfrom ssa sslong
ssgash. ssThis ssis ssan ssexample ssof sswhat sstype ssof sshemorrhage? ss
A. ssCapillary ssbleeding
B. ssVenous ssbleeding
C. ssArterial ssbleeding
D. ssRoad ssrash ss- ssAnswer ssQuestion ss2: ssB
Venous ssbleeding sstypically ssresults ssin ssa sssteady ssflow ssof ssdark ssred ssblood.
3. ssWhat ssis ssthe ssbest ssway ssto sscontrol ssthe ssbleeding?
A. ssDirect sspressure
B. ssElevation ssof ssthe ssarm ssabove ssthe ssheart
C. ssTourniquet
D. ssOcclusive ssdressing ss- ssAnswer ssQuestion ss3: ssA
With ssvenous ssbleeds, ssdirect sspressure ssisusually sssufficient ssto ssstop ssthe ssflow.
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